Yacht crew faces criminal charges over Greek island fire allegedly started by fireworks
Athens, Greece — A Greek prosecutor on Sunday brought criminal charges against the captain and crew of a chartered yacht suspected of triggering a forest fire on a resort island in the Aegean Sea during a firework display. Greece has been plagued in recent days by scores of wildfires amid hot, dry and windy weather. On the day of the blaze authorities had warned of a maximum fire risk in several areas, appealing to the public for extreme caution. The blaze on a remote stretch of coastline on the popular island of Hydra... Читать дальше...